October is National Car Care Month!

October is National Car Care Month!

Fall Car Care Month is a great reminder to make sure that your vehicle is ready for winter and up-to-date on all maintenance and repair items.

Small steps that you take today can go a long way toward improving the safety and reliability of your vehicle. Regular car care can also help avoid costly repairs down the road, saving you both time and money.

Prepare Your Vehicle for Fall Weather

The summer is over and the evenings are getting colder and colder. Now is the perfect time to take advantage of a change in seasons and prepare your vehicle for the rest of fall and the upcoming winter season.

Here are some tips for the perfect fall care for your vehicle:

How to Prevent a Summer Road Breakdown

Summer keeps chugging along and so does road trip season. No matter what your plans are this summer, no one wants to breakdown in the heat in a place far away from home. Follow these steps before any extended driving this summer in order to keep your vehicle on the road.

Getting the Most out of Road Trip MPG

Road trip season is upon us. Whether you’re visiting family, the mountains, the beach, a theme park, or some other adventure, costs can add up quickly. Before you embark on your next road trip, give the following road trip MPG tips a try. Maximizing your MPG will save you money at the pump, which in turn will give you more money to spend on fun activities.

What Oil is What?

The “Check Engine” light on your dashboard illuminates. You look up and realize you’ve passed the mileage on your oil change sticker. It’s time to visit your nearest Jiffy Lube for a Signature Service Oil Change. But you know when you get there they’ll ask you what oil you want, and because you’ve never really known the difference, you’ve always had conventional because it was the cheapest. So what is the difference?

There are four types of oils to choose from: Conventional, High Mileage, Synthetic Blend and Synthetic. Some vehicles require synthetic oil (BMWs, Audis and some Subarus, among others), so be sure to check if your vehicle has any requirements.

The “What Drives You?” scholarship program funded by Jiffy Lube Tulsa owners has awarded $6,000 in scholarships to three Tulsa area high school students for the 2019-2020 school year.

Grace Lam of Union High School is the overall scholarship recipient and will receive a $4,000 scholarship award on behalf of Jiffy Lube. Andrew Isaac of Jenks High and Jacob Parks of Broken Arrow Freshman Academy will each be awarded $1,000 as runners-up.

Jiffy Lube Tulsa will also donate $500 to the Tulsa area high school with the most student applicants. For the 2019-2020 school year, Union High School submitted the most essays.

The “What Drives You?” scholarship program is open to all high school students in the greater Tulsa, Bixby, Broken Arrow, & Glenpool areas, regardless of test scores or grades.

Jiffy Lube’s local owners understand how important it is for communities to come together during this time. Jiffy Lube is now accepting essays for the 2020-2021 school year, and has added an additional $1,000 scholarship award as an added incentive and support for students.

Congratulations to Grace, Andrew and Jacob! For more information about this scholarship program and to apply now for the 2020-2021 school year, visit www.yourturn2apply.com.

Jiffy Lube Fuel System Cleaning Service

Our Fuel System Cleaning Service will help dislodge and remove deposits of dirt and varnish on intake valves and cylinder heads—the very places you need to keep clean in your fuel system. The end result is a cleaner fuel system.

Every time a vehicle’s driver presses the gas pedal, they are controlling how much fuel and air the engine takes in. The pedal tells the throttle valve how much air to let in and the computer tells the fuel system how much fuel to deliver. These calculated amounts of air and fuel are typically mixed together before being sucked into the combustion chamber of an engine cylinder. There the spark plug ignites the mixture, producing the controlled burn that powers the vehicle.